Monster Theme Preschool Activities

Monsters can be a hot topic among preschoolers- you either find them peculiar and love them, or they make you shriek! But monsters don’t have to be scary. They can be quirky, cute, and even silly. Whether your imagination creates a monster with a dozen eyes or four arms, monsters always seem to spark creativity! Here are some fabulous monster theme preschool activities and resources for planning your preschool monster theme. Most of these activities are designed for kids ages 3 through 5, but many can be modified for younger and older kids as well.

WHY IT’S FUN

Imaginations can run wild as children envision their monster with three eyes and one leg, a dozen arms, or an extra long neck. A preschool monster theme encourages creativity and can provide lots of fun hands-on imaginative ways to practice skills such as counting, colors, shapes, and math.

WHEN TO TEACH A MONSTER THEME

We like to explore a monster theme throughout October as Halloween approaches. February can also be a fun time to teach a monster theme as you can tie them into “love monsters.” The fun thing about a monster theme is you can really use it any time of year!

TEACHING TIPS & MAJOR CONCEPTS KIDS WILL LEARN

If you’re planning a preschool monster theme there are many possibilities for incorporating meaningful early learning skills.

These are just some of the concepts kids can learn about during a monster theme:

counting

colors

sorting

fictional characters

comparing and contrasting

You can also use pom poms or googly eyes as manipulatives for many learning activities to teach math and literacy concepts.

ITEMS TO COLLECT AND REQUEST IN ADVANCE

If you get parents, friends, and family involved you can enrich the experience kids have during your preschool monster theme.

Collect or ask people to help you collect:

googly eyes

pom poms

play dough

straws

chenille stems

pipe cleaners

PRINTABLE MONSTERS THEME LESSON PLANS

Save time and get right to the playful learning with our printable lesson plan sets. Each set includes over 30 playful learning activities related to the theme, and we’ve provided different versions for home preschool families and classroom teachers so all activities are geared directly toward your needs.

As you wrap up your monster theme preschool activities take note of what the kids were most interested in throughout the theme. Continue on by investigating one of those concepts more in depth. Below are some of our favorite Halloween theme lesson plans. Click on the image to learn more.